PT TODAY: McLain makes early impact for Reds
May 31 2023
NATIONAL LEAGUE | Jump to AL
NEWS: SS Matt McLain is on fire.
IMPACT: Medium
BHQ SPIN: McLain (+25%) is making a solid case to be the everyday shortstop – in 57 PA, he’s slashing .380/.456/.600. There’s some regression coming (.288 xBA, 101 xPX) – but the bat looks good enough to secure a core role in the lineup. Jose Barrero (-10%) and Kevin Newman (-10%) are the likely candidates for PT loss.
—Larson
NEWS: San Francisco activated outfielder Austin Slater from the 10-day IL.
IMPACT: Low
BHQ SPIN: Slater missed a couple of weeks with a strained left hamstring and will once again return to being a lefty-killer that fills in the outfield and off the bench. The move likely doesn’t affect PT too heavily as it will just...
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